Below are press releases issued by the Surface Transportation Board since the beginning of 2019. Press releases issued prior to 2019 are available here.
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Below are press releases issued by the Surface Transportation Board since the beginning of 2019. Press releases issued prior to 2019 are available here.
07/19/2022 (Tuesday)
No. 22-37
Contact: | (202) 245-1760
The Surface Transportation Board has been named one of the top-five best places to work for small federal government agencies, according to the latest rankings issued by the Partnership for Public Service. The STB placed fifth overall among small... [Click for full press release.]
07/11/2022 (Monday)
No. 22-36
Contact: | (202) 245-1760
Surface Transportation Board Chairman Martin J. Oberman today commended the Biden Administration’s efforts to foster competition in U.S. businesses on the one-year anniversary of Executive Order 14036, “Promoting Competition in the American... [Click for full press release.]
07/01/2022 (Friday)
No. 22-35
Contact: | (202) 245-1760
The Surface Transportation Board today issued a decision that directs Union Pacific Railroad Company (UP) to continue carrying out specific service commitments to Foster Poultry Farms (Foster Farms), filing daily status reports to the Board, and holding... [Click for full press release.]
07/01/2022 (Friday)
No. 22-34
Contact: | (202) 245-1760
The Surface Transportation Board today issued a notice in the merger application filed by Canadian Pacific Railway Limited (CP) and Kansas City Southern Railway Company (KCS), accepting responsive applications by Canadian National Railway Company (CN) and... [Click for full press release.]
06/22/2022 (Wednesday)
No. 22-33
Contact: | (202) 245-1760
Surface Transportation Board Chairman Martin J. Oberman today announced that he has appointed, with the approval of the Board, Mai Dinh to serve as Director of the Office of Proceedings. In her role as Director, Ms. Dinh oversees the development of the... [Click for full press release.]
06/13/2022 (Monday)
No. 22-32
Contact: | (202) 245-1760
The Surface Transportation Board today issued an order directing BNSF Railway Company (BNSF), CSX Transportation, Inc. (CSX), Norfolk Southern Railway (NSR), and Union Pacific Railroad (UP) to correct deficiencies in their rail service recovery plans filed... [Click for full press release.]
06/10/2022 (Friday)
No. 22-31
Contact: | (202) 245-1760
The Surface Transportation Board today announced that it will allow certain Amtrak personnel access to select materials designated as “highly confidential,” modifying the protective order in the National Railroad Passenger Corporation’s (Amtrak)... [Click for full press release.]
06/07/2022 (Tuesday)
No. 22-30
Contact: | (202) 245-1760
Surface Transportation Board Chairman Martin Oberman, Vice Chairman Michelle Schultz, and Board Member Patrick Fuchs recently visited a LyondellBasell petrochemical plant in Morris, Illinois to view operations and observe the facility’s important... [Click for full press release.]
05/24/2022 (Tuesday)
No. 22-29
Contact: | (202) 245-1760
The Surface Transportation Board today announced that it has resumed acceptance of filings and other submissions in paper format at its headquarters in Washington, D.C. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the agency announced in March 2020 that stakeholders were... [Click for full press release.]
05/06/2022 (Friday)
No. 22-28
Contact: | (202) 245-1760
The Surface Transportation Board today announced that it will require certain railroads to submit service recovery plans as well as provide additional data and regular progress reports on rail service, operations, and employment. These measures are meant... [Click for full press release.]